英伦广角 2010-04-26 德国呼吁希腊退出欧元区

Anger that the government's plans yield more cuts was directed to the policemen in Athens last night. Two thousand protested to against proposed austerity measures. Some throwing missiles at policemen in riot gear, ten were arrested.

 

In the later of day, evidence of cuts isn't quite so visible. Prices at this market havn't changed yet.But after the government's request for an emergency bailout of 45 billion Euros from the European Union and the International Monetary¹ Fund, shoppers are expecting everyday necessities to get more expensive.

 

Now prices are good, however the worst thing is that they go higher and higher as days go by and this is something we can not cope with.

 

The IMF is currently meeting to consider the aid request already agreed in principle by other EU nations. Germany will be the biggest contributor, perhaps the reasons some of their politicians have called for Greece to leave the Eurozone. If Greece defaults on its massive debts, the consequences will be far reaching even touching² British shores.

 

Clearly if the Eurozone, our European partners are affected³ by this crisis, if their growth turns out to be weaker, then of course it will have an impact on UK's economy. This is our major trading partner, we are locked into the EU for good reasons and I think that we can't help and see some repercussions⁴.

 

The worry knows that Greece's troubles may spread to other EU member countries, but even if the rescue packages is approved, Greece still faces years of painful cutbacks and long-term financial difficulty.

 

Jane Dougall ,Sky News.
 

1 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

2 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

4 repercussions   

n.后果，反响( repercussion的名词复数 )；余波

参考例句：

• The collapse of the company will have repercussions for the whole industry. 这家公司的垮台将会给整个行业造成间接的负面影响。
• Human acts have repercussions far beyond the frontiers of the human world. 人类行为所产生的影响远远超出人类世界的范围。 来自《简明英汉词典》